Equine Metabolic Syndrome
Chapter 135 Equine Metabolic Syndrome Nicholas Frank Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a collection of endocrine and metabolic abnormalities associated with the development of laminitis in equids. The American College…
Uterine Tears
Chapter 160 Uterine Tears David E. Freeman Uterine tears, ruptures, and lacerations are among the most common causes of postpartum peritonitis in mares. Among causes of postpartum deaths in 98…
Postpartum Complications in Broodmares
Chapter 159 Postpartum Complications in Broodmares SeÁn A. Finan, Angus O. McKinnon The postpartum period is a critical period in the mare’s reproductive process because complications can be life threatening…
Factors Affecting Fertility Rate With Use of Cooled Transported Semen
Chapter 156 Factors Affecting Fertility Rate With Use of Cooled Transported Semen John R. Newcombe Physiology of Cooled Semen For equine semen to be transported over long distances or for…
Prepartum Complications of Pregnancy
Chapter 158 Prepartum Complications of Pregnancy SeÁn A. Finan, Angus O. McKinnon Complications in late gestation pose a diagnostic challenge for the practitioner because a set of differential diagnoses must…
Investigation of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Chapter 121 Investigation of Cardiac Arrhythmias M. Kimberly J. McGurrin Arrhythmia is any abnormality in the normal sequence of electrical activation in the myocardium. The normal front of depolarization is…
Cervical Vertebral Canal Endoscopy
Chapter 94 Cervical Vertebral Canal Endoscopy Timo Prange Cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy (CVSM), also known as wobbler syndrome, is a developmental disease of the equine vertebral column and the leading…
Disorders of Platelets
Chapter 118 Disorders of Platelets Bettina Dunkel Platelets or thrombocytes are anucleate blood cells derived by budding off from the borders of polyploid precursors, megakaryocytes, in the bone marrow. In…
Breeding Management of the Older Stallion With Declining Testicular Function
Chapter 152 Breeding Management of the Older Stallion With Declining Testicular Function Terry L. Blanchard, Dickson D. Varner, James P. Morehead Many stallions achieve good pregnancy rates when bred beyond…
